1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 1–3, 1962 at the Richmond Arena in Richmond, Virginia. The West Virginia Mountaineers, led by head coach George King, won their seventh Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1962 NCAA tournament.[1]

1962 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1961–62
Teams8
SiteRichmond Arena
Richmond, VA
ChampionsWest Virginia (7th title)
Winning coachGeorge King (1st title)
← 1961
1963 →
1961–62 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Virginia 12 1   .923 24 6   .800
Virginia Tech 9 3   .750 19 6   .760
Furman 8 5   .615 15 12   .556
George Washington 6 7   .462 9 15   .375
Davidson 5 6   .455 14 11   .560
VMI 6 8   .429 9 11   .450
The Citadel 4 8   .333 8 15   .348
Richmond 5 11   .313 6 21   .222
William & Mary 5 11   .313 7 17   .292
Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Finals
March 3
         
1 West Virginia 97
8 Richmond 75
1 West Virginia 86
4 George Washington 73
4 George Washington 85
5 Davidson 81
1 West Virginia 88
2 Virginia Tech 72
2 Virginia Tech 101
7 The Citadel 83
2 Virginia Tech 70
6 VMI 66
3 Furman 61
6 VMI 76

* Overtime game

See also

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